Air-pump.



F. E. TEN EYCK.

AIR PUMP.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 30, '1908.

Patented June 153909.'

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FRANK E. TEN EYGK, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK. 4

AIR-PUMP.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1909.

Application led October 30, 1908. .,Serial No. 460,287,

burn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented certain-new and useful Improvements in Air-Pumps, of which the following is a full and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in air-pumps, and more particularly to that class of air-pumps adapted. to automobile uses, for the inflation of tires and other purposes. 's

The objects of my improvements are, iirst, to providean airpump that while light and com act, is sufficiently powerful to fully meet the emand required of it gsecond, to provide an air pump that can be automatically moved into engagement with the actuating power; and, third, to rovide means by which the pump can be held in an inoperative position.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters indicate similar parts throughout the several views,-'Figure lis a sidee'levation of my air-pump as it appears secured to a part of the frame of an automobile and also showing in dotted lines the posi tion of the pump when inengagement with the operative means. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the pump. Fig. 3 is a part section on the line K-X of Fig. 2, and Figs. 4 and 5 are details of the valve. A

A is the compressing chamber of the air- A Y)um 3 A in which is the iston B, the iston- 1 l P P rod a is preferably integral with the piston, its upper end b constructed to form fa `bearing for the upper end c of the crank arm C, the

lower end of the. crank arm C is'vpivoted toa friction wheel D by a crank-pin d; the friction wheel D is mounted on a shaft-E which revolves in a suitable vbearing beneath .the com ressing chamber A. A chamber F, preferably at an angle to the chamber A and beneath it, has a piston G; a piston-rod e is pivotally secured to the piston G and projects through'a slotf in a cap g on the outer end of the chamber F, and is pivotally attached to s an arm Hbolted toa bar I, shown in crosssection and representing side bar of' an automobile frame; the upper end of the arm H forms a support for the pump A which is pivotally mounted thereon.`

A passage K leads from the chamber' A and isprovided at its lower end with a nipple to which 'a pipe or flexible tubing may be attache-fi: et the upper end of the passage 'K is seated a valvem, normally held closed by a spring this valve is of-a type commonly in to its seat m2 by a spring a in the passage K a conical pin u, attached to the hexagonal body m', projects into an opening n2 from the .compressing chamber A to the passage K between the passage K and the chamber F is an opening 7c.

In order to prevent a swinging movement of the pump A when not in operation, I employ a bar J which moves in a slot h in the arm H, and is attached to the pump A at 1 the slot h in the arm' H.

The pump A is usually mounted uporf. the frame or other part of an automobile, when used for automobile purposes, in close proximity to a revolving portion of the automobile mechanism, in thisinstance the balance wheel of the machine, A2 representing such a wheel in part. When a tire needs inflatin a pipe or tube L isconnected to the nipplev and also to the nipple of the valve in the tire M as shown in dotted line in Fig. 1; the inf stant the latter connection is made, the air that is in the tire M enters the passage K through the tube L, and as the valve-m c oses the passage K against the admission of air into the chamber A, its pressure is exerted upon the piston G through the opening f, and, a s the piston G does not move and the pum being pivoted upon `the support or arm H, t 'e air acting. equally upon the piston-G and the end of the chamber F, forces the pump automatically outward until the friction wheel D engages with the balance wheel A2, upon the bar J being released from engagement with the pin 7c, as shawn in dotted the revolution' of the balance whec'lAl by its contact with the friction wheel D, operates the pump A; air is admitted to the chamber A, on the upstroke of the iston B, through suitable openings (1,2; the` c own stroke of the )iston B compressing the air until its-force 1s suiiiciently great to open the valve fm, and admit the compressed an' into the passage li and through the tube L into the tire M.

Should a tire be fiat and not contain any air under pressure, it is yevident that the pump A" would remain in its normal position and. out of operation, even if the bar J was released from engagement with the pin lc, in i that event the engine is firststarted, the bar i J is disengaged from the pin fr, and, using the a notch j in the lbar J engages with a pin lc in lines in Fig. 1,; upon startin-glthe'engine',

use, and consists of a hexagonal body m held I A llO t bar J as a lever, the pump is swung until the tact tooperate the pump A/ until the desired quantity of air has been forced into 4the tire or other receiver. It is clear that the pres-v sure on the piston G increases with the pressure in the tire or receiver, and the two wheels D and A2 are consequently held more' firmly in contact.

Upon removing the tube or pipe L from4 the nipple l on the pump A, or from the nipple on the tire M, the air exhausts from the chamber F through the opening k and the passage Il', the pump swings to its normal position, or is moved .there by the bar J and is held bythe notch j in the bar J catching on the pin c on the support H, securing the pump against any further movement until with increased force as the resistance to the it is again desired to operate it.

While I have shown my device as. a to an automobile for inflating tires, I o not limit myself to its use for'this purpose, as it is clearly evident it may be used for filling tanks, or other receptacles, with compressed air, the pump' being so located as to bring the friction wheel automatically, or by movement of the lever J, into contact with any movable ,body that will cause ther friction Wheel D to revolve.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-` 1. The combination with an air pump, of`

means for actuating the -same including a friction wheel adapted to be actuated by some moving device, and -means for holding,

said friction wheel in contact with its actuating device with increased pressure as the pressure of the air compressed by the pump increases.

2. The combination with the cylinder and piston of anV air pump, of means for operatin the same including a friction wheel adaptetgl to beactuated by contact with a moving device, and means for 'holding' said friction wheel in contact with its actuating device piston increases.I

'3. The Vcombination with an air' ump, of means'for actuating the same inc uding a friction wheel, saidfriction wheel being movable` toward and from an actuating device therefor, and means'for holding said friction ,wheel in contact with its -actuating device and increasing the force of the contact of said plied ,tion and to increase the pressure of the friction wheel upon its operating part as the rcsistance to the piston of the pump increases.

5. The combination with an air ump, of means for operating the same inc udinga friction wheel adapted to be actuated by contact with a moving device, 'said pump and friction wheel being movable toward and from the actuating device, said pump being rovided with an outlet assave from the compression chamber of the pump, a chamber connected with said outletpassage, and a piston in said chamber connected with a stationary part, whereby said .pump and `friction wheel are forced toward the said actuating device by the back pressure in the said outlet passage.

6. lThe combination with an air pump pivoted to swing toward an actuating device, a friction wheel connected to said pump, an outlet from the compression chamber of said ump, a chamber, a vpiston in said chamberl raving an exterior connection whereby an outward movement of the piston\will swing the. pump and friction wheel toward the actuating device, and a connection from the said outlet passage with the said chamber to enable the back pressure in the outlet vpassage to force the said piston outward.

7. An air ump pivotally secured to a support, a catc on t e support, and a bar attached to the pump and adapted to engage with the catch to hold the pump out` ofbop'- eration. l

v 8; The combination with anair pump, of means for actuatingl the same including a friction wheeLsaid friction wheel being movable toward and 'from an actuating device therefor, a bar for moving said friction wheel into engagement with the o erative means, and Ireans for holding-said iii-lotion Wheel in contact with its actuating device with in'- creased force as the resistance tothe piston 

